<b>Ontogeny of the cranial bones of the giant amazon river turtle <em>Podocnemis expansa</em> Schweigger, 1812 (Testudines, Podocnemididae)</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v32i2.5777 <b>Ontogeny of the cranial bones of the giant amazon river turtle <em>Podocnemis expansa</em> Schweigger, 1812 (Testudines, Podocnemididae)</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v32i2.5777

In order to determine the normal stages of formation in the sequence of ossification of the cranium of <em>Podocnemis expansa</em> in its various stages of development, embryos were collected starting on the 18<sup>th</sup> day of natural incubation and were subjected to bone...

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Main Authors: Fabiano Campos Lima, Lucélia Gonçalves Vieira, André Luiz Quagliatto Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2010-05-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum : Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/5777